D'Ann Rochon (1955–2022), a life of passion for plant virology

Hélène Sanfaçon; Syed Benazir Alam; Basudev Ghoshal; Kankana Ghoshal; Elizabeth Hui; Andrew O. Jackson; Kishore Kakani; T. Jack Morris; Peter D. Nagy; Anne E. Simon; Tim L. Sit; Thomas J. Smith; K. Andrew White; Yu Xiang

doi:10.1016/j.virol.2023.109874

D'Ann Rochon (1955–2022), a life of passion for plant virology

Hélène Sanfaçon, Syed Benazir Alam, Basudev Ghoshal, Kankana Ghoshal, Elizabeth Hui, Andrew O. Jackson, Kishore Kakani, T. Jack Morris, Peter D. Nagy, Anne E. Simon, Tim L. Sit, Thomas J. Smith, K. Andrew White, Yu Xiang

Plant Pathology

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Abstract

D'Ann Rochon passed away on November 29^th 2022. She is remembered for her outstanding contributions to the field of plant virology, her strong commitment to high quality science and her dedication to the training and mentorship of the next generation of scientists. She was a research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and an Adjunct Professor for the University of British Columbia. Her research program provided new insights on the infection cycle of tombusviruses and related viruses, including ground-breaking research on the structure of virus particles, the mechanisms of virus transmission by fungal zoospores, and the complexity of plant-virus interactions. She also developed diagnostic antibodies for plum pox virus and little cherry virus 2 that have had a significant impact on the management of these viruses.

Original language	English
Article number	109874
Journal	Virology
Volume	587
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2023.109874
State	Published - Oct 2023

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We thank Ron Reade (Summerland Research and Development Centre, AAFC) and Albert Vrient (CEO, Agdia Inc.) for information regarding the production and commercialization of PPV antibodies. We also thank Jane Theilmann (Summerland Research and Development Centre, AAFC) for information on the LChV2 antibodies.

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Agdia Inc.

Keywords

D'Ann Rochon
Fungus transmission
Little cherry virus
Plant virology
Plum pox virus
Tombusviruses
Tribute
Virus structure

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Virology

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